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Identification of Hospital Ships and Ships protected by the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

P. Eberlin
P. Eberlin*
Affiliation:
ICRC technical adviser
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The Second Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949 for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea received its baptism of fire in 1982, during the conflict in the south Atlantic. The author of this article was present as one of the members of the ICRC delegation. This article is based largely on his experiences at the time and on the thoughts and considerations to which they have given rise.

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Research Article
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International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 22 , Issue 231 , December 1982 , pp. 315 - 328
Copyright
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1982

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References

page 316 note 1 Pictet, J. (ed): Commentary, II: Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea, ICRC, Geneva, 1960.Google Scholar

page 316 note 2 The French text of Article 22 mentions the “caractéristiques” of the ships. In the English text of Article 22, this term has been translated by “description” in the first paragraph and by “characteristics” in the second. The Spanish text uses only “caracteristicas”.

page 320 note 1 Revue Internationale de la Croix-Rouge, No 207, 03 1936 Google Scholar, and No 209, May 1936.

page 320 note 2 Some ships only have a single mast. In this case the flag with the red cross is hoisted on the signal yard, if it cannot be flown at the top of the mast. The other protective emblems can also be used; for simplification this article only refers to the red cross.

page 322 note 1 This chapter is currently being revised at the IMO, to take into account the recent experiences mentioned in this article.

page 322 note 2 Medical aircraft, Second Convention, Articles 39–49.

page 323 note 1 See International Review of the Red Cross, 07–08 1982 Google Scholar: “The Identification of Medical Aircraft…” by Ph. Eberlin.

page 325 note 1 The French text of article 34 reads «pour leurs émissions par TSF ou par tout autre moyen de communication»; and the Spanish text «para sus emisiones por T.S.H. o por cualquier otro medio de comunicación».

page 326 note 1 See “The identification of medical aircraft in periods of armed conflict”, by Eberlin, Ph., in International Review of the Red Cross, 07–08 1982.Google Scholar

page 326 note 2 ITU — WARC Recommendation No 605 (Geneva 1979).